Speaker 1: This is the WBZ book Club Jordan Rich with you.
Speaker 1: Science fiction fans take note of a new book by
Speaker 1: Alan Schan released last month called Abundance. The action takes
Speaker 1: place about fifteen years from now, when the hope for
Speaker 1: Earth lies in the exploration and commercial exploitation of outer space.
Speaker 1: The plot centers around a celebrity entrepreneur who might sound
Speaker 1: a little familiar, Ethan de Wall, and it's his goal
Speaker 1: and dream to capture an asteroid and bring it back
Speaker 1: to Earth so that humanity can mine the asteroid for
Speaker 1: important minerals. But tragedy strikes when a huge explosion kills
Speaker 1: the astronaut team taking on the asteroid mission. What begins
Speaker 1: is a typical dystopian science fiction epic turns into a
Speaker 1: noir mystery when readers come to the realization that there
Speaker 1: are villains looking to exploit the asteroid for themselves, bad
Speaker 1: guys willing to do just about anything, including murder. With
Speaker 1: an asteroid coming close to Earth is every reason to
Speaker 1: be on the edge of your seat. A new exciting
Speaker 1: sci fi mystery by Alan Chan. It's called Abundance, and
Speaker 1: That's the book Club. WBZ. Boston's news radio